Shuanglin Temple

The Shuanglin Temple ( Chinese  双林寺 , Pinyin Shuānglín sì , English Shuanglin Temple ) is a Buddhist temple from the time of the Ming Dynasty in the village of Qiaotou in the Pingyao district of the Chinese province of Shanxi . It goes back to older origins.

The temple is famous for its painted clay sculptures.

The Shuanglin Temple ( Shuanglin si ) has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (3-120) since 1988 .

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Commons : Shuanglin Temple  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Coordinates: 37 ° 10 ′ 15 ″  N , 112 ° 7 ′ 30 ″  E